The Battle of Rezang La, an epic battle in hostile conditions, was fought by the Indian Army in :
- (a)1948
- (b)1956
- (c)1962
- (d)1972
Correct — C, 1962. The Battle of Rezang La was fought on 18 November 1962 during the Sino-Indian War, at the Rezang La pass guarding the Chushul valley in Ladakh at roughly 5,000 m altitude. Charlie Company of the 13th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment — about 120 men under Major Shaitan Singh — held the pass against a vastly larger Chinese assault; around 114 fell, and Major Shaitan Singh was awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously.
- (a)1948 — 1948 belongs to the First India-Pakistan War over Kashmir, fought against Pakistan, not to the Ladakh action against China at Rezang La.
- (b)1956 — No major India-China border battle was fought in 1956; the Sino-Indian War had not yet broken out.
- (d)1972 — 1972 is the year of the Shimla Agreement that followed the 1971 war with Pakistan (Bangladesh Liberation) — a different adversary and theatre altogether.
Rezang La is a mountain pass in the Chushul sector of eastern Ladakh. During the 1962 Sino-Indian War it became the site of one of the most celebrated last stands in Indian military history, fought at extreme altitude in freezing conditions and cut off from artillery support.
The clue is 'epic battle in hostile conditions' fought 'by the Indian Army' — that fixes it to the high-altitude 1962 war with China, not the Pakistan wars of 1948, 1965 or 1971. Pair the pass (Rezang La / Chushul) with the year 1962.
- Fought 18 November 1962 in the Chushul sector of Ladakh, at about 5,000 m altitude.
- Held by Charlie Company, 13 Kumaon (~120 soldiers) led by Major Shaitan Singh.
- Major Shaitan Singh received the Param Vir Chakra posthumously.
- It was part of the Sino-Indian War, India's border conflict with China.
- Confusing the 1962 China war with the 1965 or 1971 Pakistan wars.
- Mixing up Rezang La (1962, China) with Kargil (1999, Pakistan).
Asked as a year-matching or 'which war/battle' item pairing a named battle with its year and adversary.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Major Shaitan Singh, who led the Indian troops at the Battle of Rezang La, was posthumously awarded which gallantry decoration?
- (a)Ashoka Chakra
- (b)Param Vir Chakra
- (c)Maha Vir Chakra
- (d)Vir Chakra
Answer(b) Param Vir Chakra — India's highest wartime gallantry award.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Battle of Rezang La (1962) was fought in which sector?
- (a)Chushul, Ladakh
- (b)Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
- (c)Kargil, Kashmir
- (d)Nathu La, Sikkim
Answer(a) Chushul, Ladakh — the pass guarded the approach to the Chushul valley.